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Summer Schools & Seminars

Summer Schools at the University of Geneva

Geneva Summer Schools 2013 

The University of Geneva is pleased to announce the Geneva Summer Schools 2013 course offering. Course enrollment is now open, and courses are filling up ! 
The Geneva Summer Schools are a great opportunity to take short-term courses at a renowned university and to experience life in an international city. All courses are taught in English, and students may receive ECTS credits for their participation.  The courses are designed for upper-year undergraduates or Master’s degree students, but PhD students are also welcome to apply. All information about the courses, tuition fees and enrollment can be found on the University website. Students are encouraged to enroll early, as admission for the courses is on a rolling basis.

The Geneva Summer Schools 2013 course offering includes the following 7 courses :

• Understanding      Global Governance (June 24 – July 12)
• International      Law (June 17 – July 5)
• Global      Health and Human Rights (June 17 – July 6)
• Cultural      Heritage Law : Past, Present, Future (June 24 – July 5)
• New      Trends in 18th-Century Criticism (June 17 – June 26)
• International      Education Policy and Governance (June 10 – June 14)
• Post-Conflict      Justice and State Building ( July 1 - 12 ) 

Please do not hesitate to contact the University of Geneva directly for any questions or for further information at : gss@unige.ch.

Stay up-to-date on the GSS Facebook page. Visit the webpage to apply : www.genevasummerschools.ch

Summer holidays at the oldest University in Western Europe

Between italian grammar and medieval buildings

The city of Bologna preserves the traces of past civilisations and the character of medieval splendour. Avidly visited by the Romantic writers and celebrated for the arts and culinary excellence, Bologna is animated by a cosmopolitan culture that is enriched by the presence of the University.
The University of Bologna (www.unibo.it), probably the first University in the western world, is now promoting the 2013 edition of the Summer School of Italian Language and Culture.
The courses are organized with the cooperation of the Department of Foreign Language and Literature and the Area of International Relations.
Courses are offered in three different options: a two-weeks Intensive Course for Beginners (level A1, A2, B1, June 24th – July 5th 2013, fee 400.00 Euro + 10.00 Euro administrative costs), a three-weeks Course for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced (A1 and all superior levels, July 8th- 26th 2013, fee 600.00 Euro + 10.00 Euro administrative costs) and a combination of both Courses, for a total duration of five weeks (June 24th - July 26th 2013, fee 1,000 Euro + 10.00 Euro administrative costs).
Each format includes 50 hours of class teaching, cultural visits and optional week-end field trips, so allowing students a better fluency in the Italian language – both written and oral – and a deeper, more direct exposure to the Italian culture and traditions.
For further information and application:
http://www.eng.unibo.it/PortaleEn/International+Relations/Summer+Schools/ItalianLanguageForeigners.htm

Summer School at the KU Leuven

Summer School on Fakes and Forgeries 

The Faculty of Science at the KU Leuven organizes from 16 to 19 September 2013 a Summer School on ‘Fakes and Forgeries’.  This school includes an introduction to the art world, auction houses and museums.  It provides an overview of object and material types encountered (stone, ceramic, glass, metal, pigment, organics) and discusses the scientific versus stylistic analysis of these materials with a series of analytical techniques.

Special attention is given to sampling, non-destructive versus destructive techniques, provenance determination and relative versus absolute dating.  Case studies are presented and joint exercises and practicals are offered. 

Please check out the website https://wet.kuleuven.be/english/summerschools/fake-and-forgeries for more details and registration.

Summer School at the University of Poitiers

Summer University on U.S. Law

Enrollment in the Summer University is open to: candidates who have completed at least three years of university studies ‒ candidates holding a diploma attesting to 3 years of higher education at the opening date of the Summer University.
Participants who regularly attended the Summer University classes are awarded a CERTIFICATE OF AMERICAN LEGAL STUDIES AT THE END OF THE CLASSES.

• All applicants must be able to understand each of the two working languages (French and English).

• Set-Up Fees: 50 € (deductible from registration fees).

• Registration fees are set at 400 €. Payment must be made within one month after receipt (by email) of a letter of acceptance and invoice, to be paid to the University of Poitiers. Registration will only be definitively validated and registered after payment of the invoice.

• No refunds will be issued after May 1st.

• Registration deadline: March 1st, 2013.

The registration form is available here: http://www.droitamericain.fr/IMG/pdf/Plaquette_universite_d_ete_droitamericain_poitiers.pdf

For further information, please send an e-mail to annie.dubeau@univ-poitiers.fr

 

Winter School at the University of Padova

The University of Padova, in collaboration with INAF Astronomical Observatory of Padova, the National University of Ireland Galway, the Universities of Lisboa and Coimbra, the University College London (UK), and the IDPASC network of PhD schools, organizes a Winter School on:

Very High Time and Space Resolution Astrophysics

at the Astronomical Observatory of Asiago (Italy), from February. 27 to March 7, 2013.

The School is open to PhD and graduate students in Astronomy, Physics, Mathematics, Engineering. A limited number of applications from undergraduate students might be considered.

The school will consist of lectures complemented by observations using three telescopes at the Asiago Observatory. In particular, the 182cm ‘Copernicus’ telescope at Cima Ekar will be equipped with the high resolution single photon counting photometer Aqueye.

Information can be found in:

http://www.astro.unipd.it/inglese/observatory/osservatorio_en.html

http://www.oapd.inaf.it/asiago/

For further information and inquiries contact the Director of the School, Prof. Cesare Barbieri (cesare.barbieri@unipd.it )

Seminars:

Culture Arts and Humanities Task Force seminars

Past Seminars:

- Norms and Values in Arts and Culture (University of Jena, 6-7 November 2009)

- Quality Culture and Excellence at Universities (University of Iasi, 14-15 November 2008)

- Research Evaluation, Metrics and Open Access in the Humanities (Trinity College, Dublin, 18-20 September 2008)

Summer Schools:

Report on the Padova Summer School 2-12 September 2007: "Poverty and Exclusion"

The ACP Task Force conducted a successful Summer School in early September 2007 on the theme "Poverty and Exclusion". The Summer School gathered 31 students from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Europe.

The final report, including an evaluation of the activity, is now available. The ACP Task Force is considering repeating the activity next year, and further information will be published at a later stage.

Report Summer School-fr

Report Summer School-en

Call for applications: 2012-13 Arenberg-Coimbra Group Prize

University of Padova - Doctoral positions for foreign students

Arenberg-Coimbra Group Prize for Erasmus Students 2012

In Memoriam: Simon-Pierre Nothomb

CG - AUGM Agreement

CG ERA Consultation Response

CG signs agreement on the student exchange scheme “Science without Borders”

CG Position Paper on the European Commission's Green Paper “From Challenges to Opportunities: Towards a Common Strategic Framework for EU Research and Innovation Funding”

DSR TF comments to the draft European Framework for Researcher Careers

CG Response to the DG Development consultation “What funding for EU external action after 2013?”

Short specialised master courses for science students at Coimbra Group universities

Scholarship Programmes 2011

• Scholarship Programme for young African researchers
• Scholarships Programme for Young Professors and Researchers from Latin American Universities
• Eastern Neighbouring Countries (ENC) Scholarship Programme

Response to two consultations launched by the European Commission's DG Education and Culture